Cain: 'I reject all accusations'

Herman Cain said in an interview with ABC and Yahoo! News Tuesday that he completely rejects "all accusations" of personal misconduct from Sharon Bialek and other women, calling them "baseless, bogus and false."

The Republican presidential candidate gave the blanket denial to ABC's Jonathan Karl, saying that he "can't even recall knowing" Bialek at the National Restaurant Association. Asked if he meant to say that Bialek was lying about Cain's alleged harassment, Cain said: "Yes."

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"I reject all accusations. I don’t remember that and also, I don’t remember knowing her," said Cain, explaining that during Bialek's press conference, "I sat there trying to recall who she was and if I knew her."

While Cain said he had never "acted inappropriately with anyone, period," he repeatedly said that he could not remember Bialek — at least leaving open the possibility that he is misremembering.

"I don't remember this person by name," Cain said. "When I first saw her, I didn't even recollect — I didn't even recognize her."

Cain pointed an accusatory finger at anomymous interests seeking to derail his outsider campaign: "I honestly believe that there’s an element in this country in our politics that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination of the Republican Party and does not want me to succeed at becoming president of the United States of America."

"I have absolutely not acted inappropriately with this lady or anybody else in my entire career," he reiterated.